The lightning python tore through the sky, charging straight toward Albert to strike him down.More than that, Zachary stirred his mind, and the hovering Golden Soul Seal slowly descended to merge into the thousand-meter lightning python. The python’s bulk instantly expanded several times over, unleashing its power to the absolute limit.This was one of the abilities of the Golden Soul Seal: it could amplify the might of soul cultivation arts.At the same time, sinister-looking dark gold gauntlets materialized over Elise’s fists, also marked with two faintly flickering purple eye runes.Elise had a petite frame, yet at this moment, terrifying physical strength erupted from within her. Behind her, multicolored soul force surged, conjuring the phantom of a massive five-colored divine ox.Elise formed a fist seal, her delicate features etched with gravity. The power flowing beneath her fists rippled faint distortions across the void.Her small-looking fists held enough force to flatten a

Owen and Mario standing beside her were equally stunned stiff. Even Owen, who was usually calm and restrained, could not utter a single word at this moment.With a true cultivation base of merely Five-Star Astral Realm, he had steamrolled three fully staffed squads each led by an Intermediate Heavenly Spirit Realm cultivator… If anyone claimed Albert was an Advanced Heavenly Spirit Realm expert right now, everyone would readily believe it.But the truth was, he was not.That was what made him utterly monstrous.Mario sighed in awe. No wonder cultivators from the Outer Divine Continent always choose to journey to the Inner Divine Continent first. The opportunities and cultivation conditions here are truly unparalleled.Nicholas and Owen nodded in full agreement. As the three of them marveled, the Outer Divine Continent academy disciples in the stands erupted into thunderous cheers. While Albert’s First-Class quota victory held no direct benefit for them, he still represented an academy

Beneath Cynthia’s suspicious stare, Vice Dean Theodore’s expression flickered with tangled emotions, a bitter grievance welling up inside him for no clear reason. It was not that he had refrained from making things difficult for them—that young Albert was simply monstrously overpowered.Beside him, Vice Dean Ackerman chuckled and went on. It’s quite an amusing tale, you know. Newhurst High-Grade Academy sent only a single disciple from their Three-Star Courtyard this time. He formed a squad of one, and in the finals, single-handedly eliminated three fully staffed teams from the Inner Divine Continent.Cynthia’s astonishment deepened, and she could not help but exclaim, A single Three-Star Courtyard disciple defeated three complete Inner Divine Continent squads? Can such a monstrous prodigy truly emerge from an Outer Divine Continent academy? Lane wields far greater influence than I thought.A genius of this caliber was an extreme rarity—not just among Outer Continent academies, but ev

Albert was utterly dumbfounded. He never imagined the item he needed would be a high-tier Soul Force Tree Seed. Newhurst High-Grade Academy had been begging for one to no avail—how on earth could he ever get his hands on it?Completing the Creation Divine Nectar was going to be far more difficult than he’d thought!His face sank with worry, and he heaved a long sigh. It seemed he would have to take things slow and steady. If all else failed, he could ask Thomas later if there was any viable substitute.In that case, I’ll trouble Vice Dean Cynthia to send an item to Radiant Light Ancient Academy for me first, Albert said.Cynthia pondered for a moment, then asked, That fiancée of yours—she’s a disciple of Radiant Light Ancient Academy, correct? Which Star Courtyard is she in? If she’s at the Three-Star Courtyard tier or higher, you might not even need to use the Soul Force Tree to transmit the parcel.Albert blinked in confusion. What did she mean by that?He quickly replied, My fiancé

After resigning themselves to the mission, the delegations from the high-grade academies threw themselves into frantic preparations. They hoped to latch onto powerful allies within the ancient academy—ideally senior disciples from the Astral Star Courtyard—whose presence would drastically boost their odds of surviving the ordeal.Accordingly, every high-grade academy pulled every string they could to secure powerful team captains for their disciples, hoping to ease the dangers of the upcoming assignment.…Albert, we’ve come to throw our lot in with you!The moment Albert pushed open the courtyard gate, Nikolai’s voice drifted to his ears, drawing an amused smile from him.He glanced toward the entrance, where six figures stood. Leading the group were Nikolai, Owen and Mario, each followed by a senior Four-Star Courtyard disciple from their respective academies. All of them wore warm, friendly grins directed at Albert.Albert chuckled. You’re all joining the conscription mission too?